C006¶


Research	R0028 — Prompt Engineering Claims
Run	2026-03-26
Claim	C006

Claim: The first formal civil engineering school opened in 1747.

BLUF: Confirmed. The Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (National School of Bridges and Roads) was founded in 1747 by royal order of February 14, 1747. It is widely recognized as the first formal engineering school in the world, and is described by ASCE as the oldest civil engineering school.

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%) | Confidence: High

Summary¶

Entity	Description
Claim Definition	Claim text, scope, status
Assessment	Full analytical product with reasoning chain
ACH Matrix	Evidence x hypotheses diagnosticity analysis
Self-Audit	ROBIS-adapted 4-domain process audit

Hypotheses¶

ID	Hypothesis	Status
H1	Claim is accurate — 1747 founding confirmed	Supported
H2	Partially correct — may be first engineering school generally, not just civil	Inconclusive
H3	Claim is materially wrong	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	Primary search	10	3

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees — Britannica and ASCE	High	High